Re: Probably a fake/troll

Still very off. Especially considering only some regions were taken down but not others.

Are you talking about ESA? ESA can do DMCAs without permission of its member company. ESA Members are (as of Oct. 2020):
505 Games
Activision Blizzard
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bethesda Softworks
Capcom
CI Games
Deep Silver
Disney Interactive Studios
Electronic Arts
Epic Games
Focus Home Interactive
Gearbox Software
GungHo Online Entertainment
Intellivision Entertainment
Kalypso Media
Konami
Legends of Learning
Microsoft
Nacon
Natsume
NCSoft
Nexon
Nintendo
Nvidia
Paracosma
Rebellion Developments
Riot Games
Sega
Six Foot
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Square Enix
Take-Two Interactive
Tencent
THQ Nordic
Ubisoft
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Wizards of the Coast
Xseed Games